Annotation:MacSwain's Reel
X:1 T:MacSwain's Reel O:P.E.I. M:C| L:1/8 K:D D2FD ADFA|G2 BG dGBG|....
MACSWAIN'S REEL. Canadian, Reel. Canada; Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune comes from the whistling of Prince Edward Island accompanist Chester MacSwain's father, who learned the tune in Nova Scotia. The first strain--I, IV, V arpeggios--is shared with the Acadian "Beldune Two-Step."
